Elizabeth Kate Claman (born December 12, 1963) is the anchor of the Fox Business show The Claman Countdown. Claman was previously the co-anchor of the CNBC morning television program Morning Call. Before that, Claman was the co-host of the programs Wake Up Call as well as briefly co-anchored Market Watch and was the anchor of the CNBC newsmagazine program Cover to Cover.
Claman was born to Canadian parents in Beverly Hills, California, and she is one of five children. Claman's family is Jewish, her father originates from Russia,[1][2][3] and her mother's family is from Romania.[4] Her late[5] father, Dr. Morris Claman, was a world-renowned urologist and associate clinical professor of urology at the UCLA School of Medicine. Her mother is actress June Beverly Claman (née Faibish).[2][6] Claman attended Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts where she was a disc jockey for the school radio station, WPAA, and then attended Beverly Hills High School where she was a friend of Peter Schiff. She has been friends with fellow Fox News reporter Claudia Cowan since the second grade.[7]
While working in local television, Claman became the youngest producer in the history of KCBS to win an Emmy Award. At WEWS in Cleveland, she won an Emmy for Best Morning Anchor.
In April 1998, Claman began her CNBC career as a freelancer, based in Fort Lee, New Jersey and later in neighboring Edgewater.[8]
Market Watch (fill-in co-anchor, October 1998–March 1999; co-anchor, March 1999 – 2002)
Today's Business (co-anchor, 2000–2002)
This Morning's Business (fill-in anchor)
Before the Bell (fill-in anchor)
Fox Business
Fox Business (co-anchor, 2007–2014)
Countdown to the Closing Bell (anchor, 2008–Present)
After the Bell (co-anchor, 2008–2015)
Personal life
Claman resides in Edgewater, New Jersey[10] with her husband Jeff Kepnes (whom she married in 1999),[11] a senior executive producer for NBC and MSNBC, and their two children.[12] Claman's oldest sister Danielle is an executive for Dick Wolf Films. Her second oldest sister, Holly, is an arts and antiques appraiser. Another older sister is a Hollywood studio musician, and her younger brother is also a musician.
Claman is a member of the Board of Directors of the American Theatre Wing, the creator of the Tony Awards. Claman is a Tony Award voter. In December 2012, she was named one of Jewish Women International's "Woman to Watch." Claman is a Big Sister in the Big Brother/Big Sister program at the Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services of Manhattan. Claman also has raised more than $30 million for Building Homes For Heroes, a charity that builds custom homes for severely disabled soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Claman has spoken from the stage of the United Nations' Assembly Hall and has moderated conferences at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Despite having been born with mild scoliosis,[citation needed] Claman is an avid runner who completed the New York City Marathon in 2005[13] and she completed her first Triathlon in New York City in July 2009, finishing the Nautica Olympic-distance Triathlon in under 3.5 hours. She has since completed 6 more triathlons and, from her triathlon competitions alone, has raised more than $500,000 for Building Homes For Heroes.[14] She is also a skier. In 2006 and 2007, Claman participated in the Jerry Ford Celebrity Cup Ski Race in Vail, Colorado sponsored by the Vail Valley Foundation charity. In 2007, Claman's ski team made the race finals.
References
^James, Meg (April 7, 2010). "Liz Claman is all in at Fox Business Network". Chicago Tribune.
^ ab"Star Anchors Network Like Nobody's Business". Broadcastingcable.com. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
^"Fox's Claman rekindles love affair with Cleveland". Cleveland Jewish News. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
^Charley J, Levine (October 2014). "Interview with Liz Claman". Hadassah Magazine. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
^Deibert, Dave (January 17, 2007). . The StarPhoenix. Saskatoon: Postmedia Network. Archived from the original on March 1, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2011.
^""Kosher Organic Ranchero" Romanian Mamaliga & Scottish Shortbread with June Faibish-Claman (TV Episode 2011)". IMDb. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
^Spelling, Ian (October 2009). . (201) Magazine. Archived from the original on October 10, 2009. Retrieved October 12, 2009.
^Claman, Liz (2006). The Best Investment Advice I Ever Received. New York: Warner Business Books. ISBN978-0-446-57847-9.
^Rohan, Virginia (December 3, 2008). . The Record. North Jersey Media Group. Archived from the original on December 7, 2008. Retrieved December 3, 2008.
^New York Times: "WEDDINGS; Jeffrey Kepnes, Elizabeth Claman" January 24, 1999
^Kurtz, Howard (January 5, 2009). "Fox Business's 'Bell' Sounds A New Start For Liz Claman". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 29, 2011.
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Liz Claman news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2007 Learn how and when to remove this template message Elizabeth Kate Claman born December 12 1963 is the anchor of the Fox Business show The Claman Countdown Claman was previously the co anchor of the CNBC morning television program Morning Call Before that Claman was the co host of the programs Wake Up Call as well as briefly co anchored Market Watch and was the anchor of the CNBC newsmagazine program Cover to Cover Liz ClamanBornElizabeth Kate Claman 1963 12 12 12 December 1963 age 59 Beverly Hills California U S OccupationAnchorNotable credit s Certificat Superieur de Francais member of local teams won Emmy awardsTitleBusiness News AnchorSpouseJeff Kepnes m 1999 wbr Children2Claman also temporarily served on a rotation basis along with other anchors as a substitute for The News with Brian Williams before Williams left MSNBC for NBC News in 2004 She is a graduate of the University of California Berkeley Contents 1 Early years 2 Career 2 1 Cable news show history 2 1 1 CNBC 2 1 2 Fox Business 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksEarly years EditClaman was born to Canadian parents in Beverly Hills California and she is one of five children Claman s family is Jewish her father originates from Russia 1 2 3 and her mother s family is from Romania 4 Her late 5 father Dr Morris Claman was a world renowned urologist and associate clinical professor of urology at the UCLA School of Medicine Her mother is actress June Beverly Claman nee Faibish 2 6 Claman attended Phillips Academy in Andover Massachusetts where she was a disc jockey for the school radio station WPAA and then attended Beverly Hills High School where she was a friend of Peter Schiff She has been friends with fellow Fox News reporter Claudia Cowan since the second grade 7 After a brief stint at UC Santa Cruz Claman graduated from UC Berkeley with a Bachelor of Arts degree in French language She also has a Certificat Superieur de Francais from the Sorbonne Career EditDescribed by Vanity Fair as one of television s top business reporters and anchors Claman got her start in television as a production assistant for Ann Curry Paula Zahn and Jim Lampley at television station KCBS TV in Los Angeles California Claman s first on air reporting job was at WSYX TV in Columbus Ohio followed by a co hosting a local morning talk show Morning Exchange from 1991 to 1994 at WEWS TV in Cleveland Ohio Later Claman served as a weekend anchor at WHDH TV in Boston Massachusetts While working in local television Claman became the youngest producer in the history of KCBS to win an Emmy Award At WEWS in Cleveland she won an Emmy for Best Morning Anchor In April 1998 Claman began her CNBC career as a freelancer based in Fort Lee New Jersey and later in neighboring Edgewater 8 In November 2006 Claman s book The Best Investment Advice I Ever Received was published 9 Claman started at Fox Business Network on October 18 2007 3 days after the expiration of her non compete contract clause with CNBC She is currently appearing on Fox Business on the 3p and co anchors the 4 pm show ET with David Asman Since she joined Fox Business she has conducted interviews with global political and business leaders such as Bill Gates Warren Buffett JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon Treasury Secretary Jack Lew Mario Gabelli Eric Schmidt Steve Forbes Sarah Palin Jack Kemp Robert Diamond Richard Branson Alan Mulally Dennis Kozlowski one time NYMEX Treasurer George Gero Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Secretary of Treasury Lawrence Summers Paul H O Neill John W Snow and Timothy Geithner former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Paul Volcker former speaker of the house Newt Gingrich U S Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Harvey Pitt and Mary Schapiro London Mayor Boris Johnson Israel s Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz Israeli President Shimon Peres and Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar Claman has also appeared on CBS s The Early Show and on ABC s Good Morning America and appeared twice on Comedy Central s The Daily Show with both Jon Stewart and Trevor Noah Cable news show history Edit CNBC Edit Morning Call co anchor 2002 2007 Cover to Cover anchor 2003 2006 Wake Up Call co anchor 2002 2005 Market Watch fill in co anchor October 1998 March 1999 co anchor March 1999 2002 Today s Business co anchor 2000 2002 This Morning s Business fill in anchor Before the Bell fill in anchor Fox Business Edit Fox Business co anchor 2007 2014 Countdown to the Closing Bell anchor 2008 Present After the Bell co anchor 2008 2015 Personal life EditClaman resides in Edgewater New Jersey 10 with her husband Jeff Kepnes whom she married in 1999 11 a senior executive producer for NBC and MSNBC and their two children 12 Claman s oldest sister Danielle is an executive for Dick Wolf Films Her second oldest sister Holly is an arts and antiques appraiser Another older sister is a Hollywood studio musician and her younger brother is also a musician Claman is a member of the Board of Directors of the American Theatre Wing the creator of the Tony Awards Claman is a Tony Award voter In December 2012 she was named one of Jewish Women International s Woman to Watch Claman is a Big Sister in the Big Brother Big Sister program at the Jewish Board of Family and Children s Services of Manhattan Claman also has raised more than 30 million for Building Homes For Heroes a charity that builds custom homes for severely disabled soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan Claman has spoken from the stage of the United Nations Assembly Hall and has moderated conferences at the World Economic Forum in Davos Switzerland Despite having been born with mild scoliosis citation needed Claman is an avid runner who completed the New York City Marathon in 2005 13 and she completed her first Triathlon in New York City in July 2009 finishing the Nautica Olympic distance Triathlon in under 3 5 hours She has since completed 6 more triathlons and from her triathlon competitions alone has raised more than 500 000 for Building Homes For Heroes 14 She is also a skier In 2006 and 2007 Claman participated in the Jerry Ford Celebrity Cup Ski Race in Vail Colorado sponsored by the Vail Valley Foundation charity In 2007 Claman s ski team made the race finals References Edit James Meg April 7 2010 Liz Claman is all in at Fox Business Network Chicago Tribune a b Star Anchors Network Like Nobody s Business Broadcastingcable com Retrieved October 26 2014 Fox s Claman rekindles love affair with Cleveland Cleveland Jewish News Retrieved October 26 2014 Charley J Levine October 2014 Interview with Liz Claman Hadassah Magazine Retrieved November 22 2014 Deibert Dave January 17 2007 Renowned urologist Claman dies at 77 The StarPhoenix Saskatoon Postmedia Network Archived from the original on March 1 2012 Retrieved May 29 2011 Kosher Organic Ranchero Romanian Mamaliga amp Scottish Shortbread with June Faibish Claman TV Episode 2011 IMDb Retrieved October 26 2014 Claman Liz October 28 2011 The Dennis Miller Radio Show Interview Interviewed by Dennis Miller a href Template Cite interview html title Template Cite interview cite interview a access date requires url help Spelling Ian October 2009 From Bulls amp Bears to Bergen 201 Magazine Archived from the original on October 10 2009 Retrieved October 12 2009 Claman Liz 2006 The Best Investment Advice I Ever Received New York Warner Business Books ISBN 978 0 446 57847 9 Rohan Virginia December 3 2008 Anchored in Edgewater The Record North Jersey Media Group Archived from the original on December 7 2008 Retrieved December 3 2008 New York Times WEDDINGS Jeffrey Kepnes Elizabeth Claman January 24 1999 Kurtz Howard January 5 2009 Fox Business s Bell Sounds A New Start For Liz Claman The Washington Post Retrieved May 29 2011 2005 ING New York City Marathon Results ING New York City Marathon New York Road Runners November 6 2005 Retrieved December 4 2011 permanent dead link Online Race Results Nautica New York City Triathlon The End Result Company July 26 2009 Retrieved April 6 2012 https www nbcnews com know your value feature women charge liz claman ncna1264676External links EditAppearances on C SPAN Wikimedia Commons has media related to Liz Claman Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Liz Claman amp oldid 1114562611, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
